formatting small pages

[nan8049]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

I want to make a booklet that has 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 page sizes. I made a custom page size, and the layout appeared correctly while I entered the material. However, when printing, I specified 4 pages per sheet (8-1/2 x 11) and the project was reduced down very small to fit four pages on one 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 sheet rather than 8-1/2 x 11. What have I done wrong? (I realize I cannot impose these pages; I will paste them up.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Yeah.....Word did exactly what you told it to do--when you set the
custom page size, that also sets the paper size.

I suggest an entirely different approach to booklets. You can set it up
using the standard 8.5x11 page size, and then CocoaBooklet will handle
the resizing and imposition for you--it supports mini-booklets like you
describe, I think.
http://www.iconus.ch/fabien/products/cbeng/cbeng.html

Alternatively, try Cheap Impostor:
http://www.cheapimpostor.com/

 

[Nancy Silverthorne]

can't seem to sign in, so here goes. Thanks for the advice--I have downloaded cbooklet, haven't tried it yet. This was way easier with WordPerfect! n.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

WordPerfect is VERY different from Word. This isn't related to booklets,
but if you are just now switching from WordPerfect to Word, read this page:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/WordVsWordPerfect.htm

In addition, unless you *know* that you need Word's powerful features,
you might find it easier to switch to Apple's Pages or something else,
rather than learn Word.
http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/
http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html

You'd still need Cocoa Booklet to do booklets in any of those, though.

Or you would set the page up as 8.5x11 and tell them to print it 4 pages
per sheet, but CocoaBooklet is probably easier than the whole cut and
paste to reorder the pages.